Clarice woke up in time to look above the deck and see Silver and Jim putting together what looked like...a solar surfer? She bulged her eyes and started screaming, trying to get the two men's attention! Jim stopped making the surfer and said, "Silver? Do you hear that?" Silver replied, "Who cares! Just get going, get us out of here!" Jim then jumped on the surfer and looked down to see a teary eyed Clarice. "Go help Clarice down there. And make sure the boat is heading for the portal!"
And with that, he jumped on the surfer, turned it on, and flew off.
Silver stood there dumbfounded, until he heard Clarice's muffled screamings below him. He gasped and said, "Hold on Clarice!" and then looked at the captain. "You heard the lad! Get this blasted heap TURNED AROUND!" he then ran down below deck to where Clarice was. He ran over, transformed his arm to a sword, and cut her ropes off. She held her robotic arm as soon as it was freed. She started choking in sobs as Silver was cutting her foot ropes off. As soon as Silver was done, he put his arms around her and held her close. Brushing her hair with his fingers. He said, "Clar, who did this?"
"...Scroop"
"Well, he's gone now..."
She nodded slowly, "I could hear him screaming, and it was faint."
Silver held her closer. "And Clar, this old scallywag might be going to jail...so I'm going to plan an escape."
Clarice looked up at him. "You mean?" Silver then nodded. "But I've been doing some thinking..I don't want you to go to jail. And remember, you're now seventeen. So you have two choices. Come with me, and we'll escape together..or...or.." he then started sniffling.
"Find a new life in this Montressor place."
Clarice gasped a bit and held her mouth. Silver then noticed her cyborg arm laying there. "What happened?" Silver asked, as he was examining her. He then noticed the wires and said, "But these wires are supposed to be tough!" Clarice's robot arm laid there, limp and dead as a door knob. "Scroop cut the wires." Silver then cursed under his breath. Clarice looked up to see many objects of blocks flying about, and lots of fire. She squirmed back to Silver and cuddled in his arms.
"It hurts.." Clarice murmured. "My cyborg arm is hurting me." Silver kissed the top of her head and said, "It'll be all right. Just hang in there." Clarice then looked up and said, "And I don't want to go to jail."
Silver looked into her eyes then. Those deep blue eyes that you would feel lost in. He remembered those very eyes of when he first met her as a child. He couldn't help but have a tear run down his cheek. Silver, wishfully was thinking, "Maybe she wants to run off with me." But he knew better than that.
"Do you want to grab a long boat and get out, Clarice?" was his question.
There was silence.
"Well?" asked Silver. Clarice stared deep into his cyborg and green eye. "I don't want to be caught and brought to jail, Silver." He nodded slowly. "I think it be better if you stay with one of the good people..like the doctor..or the captain..or even..."
"...Jim" she said, interrupting. Silver said, shakingly, "Ya...Jim. His mother owns an inn you know, so it's not a bad idea." Clarice looked down sadly, brushing back a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Do you think he'd mind?" she asked.
Silver said, "Whatever makes you happy, my dear." he said. "I'm so proud of you, you know that?" She looked up, "Really?" she asked.
"You know damn well I am. Through those years when your hair was cut. The day you lost your left arm. And you must have been brave when Scroop tied you up and heaven only knows what he did to you." She frowned and asked, "Was Mr. Arrow ever found by the way?"
Silver looked away and said, "No, he's long gone now."
Clarice wiped her eyes. "Jim didn't do it though...Scroop did."
"Scroop did." Silver said at the same time. "Yes, I know. But you should tell the captain that. All right?" She nodded. "I will."
Soon there was quiet. Clarice and Silver could hear brief chatterings between the captain and doctor
Their worst fears were over..they made it through the portal alive...but did Jim? Silver said, "Well bushel britches, if you're going to stay in Montressor, this is my time to escape with little Morphy." She deeply sighed. "One last time Clar, you sure you don't wanna come along?" She smiled and said, "No, I think I need to spend some time on my own. But if you're ever in Montressor..look me up." Silver stood up, "Come here you." as he took his good arm and tightly hugged Clarice, who hugged back.
"I love you...dad." Clarice said, crying a bit.
"I love you too, my little girl." Silver said while choking up tears. "I'm so glad I'm finally called 'dad' by you." as he kissed the top of her head.
Clarice suddenly realized, "Where's Jim!?" Silver said, "No...he has to be up there!" They both stopped hugging and ran up. Clarice faced one way while Silver faced the other way. Silver spotted Jim and said, "Clarice! There he is!" He then waved, "You did it lad!" Jim then flew down and high fived Silver's hand.
"Didn't I say the lad had greatness in him?!"
Clarice waved her arms about. When Jim landed, she ran up to him and hugged him with her good arm. "I'm so glad you're back Jim!" and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Which made Jim and she blush. Jim said, "I..uh...thank you." and scratched the back of his neck. Clarice rubbed her shoulder and said, "Not..a...not a problem." she then walked off. Clarice noticed a little robot that was hugging Jim. She cocked an eyebrow and smirked a bit. Amelia walked over to Clarice. "I notice you have a little limp in that chunk of metal you have." Clarice sighed. "Yes captain, Scroop tore off the wires." She smiled and said, "Metal man! Do you think you can fix this?" B.E.N. walked over and examined it. Fixating his eyes to the wires. "I think I can captain, just let me try something real quick!" He then grabbed some duct tape from his chest, connected the wires together, and duct taped them together. Soon Clarice's arm was working fine for a bit. B.E.N. smiled and said, "Hey, if you come with my buddy Jimmy and I, we'll find someone to fix it. Is that okay Jimmy!?...Jim?" They looked about and noticed he wasn't around. The captain shrugged. "I'm sure it's nothing Clarice. Maybe the doctor will help you out with the arm." Clarice smiled and said, "I would appreciate that ma'am." As she curtsied.
Soon, Jim came back up and knocked into Clarice. She turned around and said, "Oh..hello." She noticed Morph was around him. "So Silver didn't want to take him?" Jim said, "Nah, he wants Morph to look out for me." She chuckled a bit. Jim smiled and said, "So, Silver tells me you want to stay in Montressor." She nodded. Jim smiled and said, "Do you want to stay with us? My mother owns an inn and all, so it wouldn't be any trouble." She smiled and hugged him. "Thank you Jim, it means the world to me." Amelia started speaking in the monitor. "Prepared for landing in Montressor, over."
"Permission to land, over."
Jim said, "Well. gather your stuff. I'm sure mom is ready to meet us." She smiled and said, "All right, Jim." B.E.N. soon came with a small blanket and wrapped her cybernetic arm around and tied it around her neck. Clarice said, "What is this for?" B.E.N. smiled and said, "So you won't drag it around, ya silly!" She then hugged B.E.N. with her good arm and said, "Thank you!" B.E.N. hugged back. "Oh! This one likes to be touched! Hooray!"
As soon as they docked, Jim walked off the deck with Clarice behind him. She held his arm and said, "It's a big crowd, please don't leave me." He then held her hand and said, "There's my mom there. Don't worry." He then ran over, and tapped Sarah Hawkins on the shoulder. When she turned around, he hugged her tight.
"I missed you mom."
"I missed you too, son." When they let go, Clarice walked over with Morph. Morph cozied up to Sarah Hawkins. Jim said, "Mom, this is Clarice Silver, Clarice, this is Sarah Hawkins, my mom." Clarice extended her good hand and said, "Please to meet you, ma'am." Sarah replied, "Same to you, but what happened to your arm?" as she eyed the cybernetic one. Clarice held it and said, "It's a long story."
Jim smiled at both of them and said to his mother, "Is it okay if she stays with us, once the Benbow Inn is fixed?"
Sarah crossed her arms playfully. "I don't know...what do you do?"
Clarice stood proudly and said, "I clean and cook."
Sarah laughed, "A new cook and cleaner is what we need for the Benbow Inn." She then hugged Clarice and said, "Welcome to our new family."
And with that, he jumped on the surfer, turned it on, and flew off.
Silver stood there dumbfounded, until he heard Clarice's muffled screamings below him. He gasped and said, "Hold on Clarice!" and then looked at the captain. "You heard the lad! Get this blasted heap TURNED AROUND!" he then ran down below deck to where Clarice was. He ran over, transformed his arm to a sword, and cut her ropes off. She held her robotic arm as soon as it was freed. She started choking in sobs as Silver was cutting her foot ropes off. As soon as Silver was done, he put his arms around her and held her close. Brushing her hair with his fingers. He said, "Clar, who did this?"
"...Scroop"
"Well, he's gone now..."
She nodded slowly, "I could hear him screaming, and it was faint."
Silver held her closer. "And Clar, this old scallywag might be going to jail...so I'm going to plan an escape."
Clarice looked up at him. "You mean?" Silver then nodded. "But I've been doing some thinking..I don't want you to go to jail. And remember, you're now seventeen. So you have two choices. Come with me, and we'll escape together..or...or.." he then started sniffling.
"Find a new life in this Montressor place."
Clarice gasped a bit and held her mouth. Silver then noticed her cyborg arm laying there. "What happened?" Silver asked, as he was examining her. He then noticed the wires and said, "But these wires are supposed to be tough!" Clarice's robot arm laid there, limp and dead as a door knob. "Scroop cut the wires." Silver then cursed under his breath. Clarice looked up to see many objects of blocks flying about, and lots of fire. She squirmed back to Silver and cuddled in his arms.
"It hurts.." Clarice murmured. "My cyborg arm is hurting me." Silver kissed the top of her head and said, "It'll be all right. Just hang in there." Clarice then looked up and said, "And I don't want to go to jail."
Silver looked into her eyes then. Those deep blue eyes that you would feel lost in. He remembered those very eyes of when he first met her as a child. He couldn't help but have a tear run down his cheek. Silver, wishfully was thinking, "Maybe she wants to run off with me." But he knew better than that.
"Do you want to grab a long boat and get out, Clarice?" was his question.
There was silence.
"Well?" asked Silver. Clarice stared deep into his cyborg and green eye. "I don't want to be caught and brought to jail, Silver." He nodded slowly. "I think it be better if you stay with one of the good people..like the doctor..or the captain..or even..."
"...Jim" she said, interrupting. Silver said, shakingly, "Ya...Jim. His mother owns an inn you know, so it's not a bad idea." Clarice looked down sadly, brushing back a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Do you think he'd mind?" she asked.
Silver said, "Whatever makes you happy, my dear." he said. "I'm so proud of you, you know that?" She looked up, "Really?" she asked.
"You know damn well I am. Through those years when your hair was cut. The day you lost your left arm. And you must have been brave when Scroop tied you up and heaven only knows what he did to you." She frowned and asked, "Was Mr. Arrow ever found by the way?"
Silver looked away and said, "No, he's long gone now."
Clarice wiped her eyes. "Jim didn't do it though...Scroop did."
"Scroop did." Silver said at the same time. "Yes, I know. But you should tell the captain that. All right?" She nodded. "I will."
Soon there was quiet. Clarice and Silver could hear brief chatterings between the captain and doctor
Their worst fears were over..they made it through the portal alive...but did Jim? Silver said, "Well bushel britches, if you're going to stay in Montressor, this is my time to escape with little Morphy." She deeply sighed. "One last time Clar, you sure you don't wanna come along?" She smiled and said, "No, I think I need to spend some time on my own. But if you're ever in Montressor..look me up." Silver stood up, "Come here you." as he took his good arm and tightly hugged Clarice, who hugged back.
"I love you...dad." Clarice said, crying a bit.
"I love you too, my little girl." Silver said while choking up tears. "I'm so glad I'm finally called 'dad' by you." as he kissed the top of her head.
Clarice suddenly realized, "Where's Jim!?" Silver said, "No...he has to be up there!" They both stopped hugging and ran up. Clarice faced one way while Silver faced the other way. Silver spotted Jim and said, "Clarice! There he is!" He then waved, "You did it lad!" Jim then flew down and high fived Silver's hand.
"Didn't I say the lad had greatness in him?!"
Clarice waved her arms about. When Jim landed, she ran up to him and hugged him with her good arm. "I'm so glad you're back Jim!" and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Which made Jim and she blush. Jim said, "I..uh...thank you." and scratched the back of his neck. Clarice rubbed her shoulder and said, "Not..a...not a problem." she then walked off. Clarice noticed a little robot that was hugging Jim. She cocked an eyebrow and smirked a bit. Amelia walked over to Clarice. "I notice you have a little limp in that chunk of metal you have." Clarice sighed. "Yes captain, Scroop tore off the wires." She smiled and said, "Metal man! Do you think you can fix this?" B.E.N. walked over and examined it. Fixating his eyes to the wires. "I think I can captain, just let me try something real quick!" He then grabbed some duct tape from his chest, connected the wires together, and duct taped them together. Soon Clarice's arm was working fine for a bit. B.E.N. smiled and said, "Hey, if you come with my buddy Jimmy and I, we'll find someone to fix it. Is that okay Jimmy!?...Jim?" They looked about and noticed he wasn't around. The captain shrugged. "I'm sure it's nothing Clarice. Maybe the doctor will help you out with the arm." Clarice smiled and said, "I would appreciate that ma'am." As she curtsied.
Soon, Jim came back up and knocked into Clarice. She turned around and said, "Oh..hello." She noticed Morph was around him. "So Silver didn't want to take him?" Jim said, "Nah, he wants Morph to look out for me." She chuckled a bit. Jim smiled and said, "So, Silver tells me you want to stay in Montressor." She nodded. Jim smiled and said, "Do you want to stay with us? My mother owns an inn and all, so it wouldn't be any trouble." She smiled and hugged him. "Thank you Jim, it means the world to me." Amelia started speaking in the monitor. "Prepared for landing in Montressor, over."
"Permission to land, over."
Jim said, "Well. gather your stuff. I'm sure mom is ready to meet us." She smiled and said, "All right, Jim." B.E.N. soon came with a small blanket and wrapped her cybernetic arm around and tied it around her neck. Clarice said, "What is this for?" B.E.N. smiled and said, "So you won't drag it around, ya silly!" She then hugged B.E.N. with her good arm and said, "Thank you!" B.E.N. hugged back. "Oh! This one likes to be touched! Hooray!"
As soon as they docked, Jim walked off the deck with Clarice behind him. She held his arm and said, "It's a big crowd, please don't leave me." He then held her hand and said, "There's my mom there. Don't worry." He then ran over, and tapped Sarah Hawkins on the shoulder. When she turned around, he hugged her tight.
"I missed you mom."
"I missed you too, son." When they let go, Clarice walked over with Morph. Morph cozied up to Sarah Hawkins. Jim said, "Mom, this is Clarice Silver, Clarice, this is Sarah Hawkins, my mom." Clarice extended her good hand and said, "Please to meet you, ma'am." Sarah replied, "Same to you, but what happened to your arm?" as she eyed the cybernetic one. Clarice held it and said, "It's a long story."
Jim smiled at both of them and said to his mother, "Is it okay if she stays with us, once the Benbow Inn is fixed?"
Sarah crossed her arms playfully. "I don't know...what do you do?"
Clarice stood proudly and said, "I clean and cook."
Sarah laughed, "A new cook and cleaner is what we need for the Benbow Inn." She then hugged Clarice and said, "Welcome to our new family."